Originally Posted by
jackal
Since Thrifty is selling you miles at about the same cost (maybe even slightly more) than you can buy them directly from the airline, that's not a good deal.
Rent at the right times and a 16 rental days will cost you no more than $200. That credit can then be redeemed for a peak-season rental worth $100. Getting in effect 50% cash back on you rental cars seems like a pretty good deal to me.
Most of my rentals are one-day, midweek in California. I typically pay $30-40 as the base rate, throw in taxes and $10 airport fees and I'm up to $45-55 per rental.
Thrifty is consistently cheaper than the competition but it's nothing like a weekend rental of $17+.